ridethepig | NZD Long-Term Macro Map 📍 NZDUSD Long Term Macro Map
An ingenious saving move from buyers, which is extraordinarily difficult to defend. The slingshot, you should also note is an advance momentum play. These come around only once or twice in a cycle, in cramped positions you cannot afford to give opponents free tickets and allow them to make an easy ride. The shakeout was flawless, now buyers are in a much better position from the lows as anticipated:
On the NZD macro side, it's the same story everywhere with consumer confidence in the red and credit card spending low. RBNZ bazooka doubled their purchasing program to 60bn NZD last month, while rates are starting to find a floor and look cooked here till 2021. Arden is a breath of fresh air, the handling of the crisis was superb - as New Zealand begin unwind the social distancing we can see the Kiwi find strong demand as her leadership has not gone unnoticed!
Updates comes to the AUDNZD chart tomorrow, those who wish to make their fortunes in the crosses will have to wait till later in the week. The limits of 10 charts a day on @tradingview are proving restrictive in getting the entire board updated. In any case, the supple, flexible and sometimes sincere NZD targets for 2020 remain at 0.675x and 0.755x for 2021 respectively.
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ridethepig | NZD Market Commentary 2020.05.26It is evident that a general round of profit taking for buyers is called for, it will act as a catalyst to kickstart a fresh leg into USD and provide a helping hand from markets to put -ve rates back on the table for Fed. One more time it is all eyes on Equities, if those betting on a quick V-shaped recovery lose their tempo we can see blood on the streets.
The squeeze higher in NZDUSD is healthy into month end from a strictly positioning perspective. The USD Long boat was heavily loaded to one side and needed a shake-up.
The sweep lower in AUD and NZD will demonstrate the exploitation of Keynsian economics. By pushing the USD bid the obvious collateral damage in EM FX and High Beta FX can easily lead to pressure on the inelasticity between Whitehouse / Fed combo. Watch-out for wild swings ahead, we can cover the flows live below.
ridethepig | NZD 2020 Macro MapA good time to update the roadmap for NZDUSD as we enter into the final chapter of 2019. The market has been heavily short NZDUSD all year, pricing in further cuts from RBNZ, the anticipation of a dovish CB was short-circuited and we are starting to see a reduction in their short positions. This was evident in my previous post:
From a strictly macro perspective, NZD is not expected to outperform however the housing market is showing signs of strength as collateral from AUD. I see room for markets to reduce further the over pricing of RBNZ cuts, which will support NZD in the short-medium term.
On the USD side, as widely mentioned here and in the Telegram channel, USD weakness is reaching out theatres and will be even more evident in high-beta currencies like NZD.
Those following will also know I am long NZD crosses, NZDCAD continues to make a lot of sense with CAD longs being unwound after the dovish BoC.
Important to note
key risks to this trade come from unexpected RBNZ intervention.
Good luck all those planning FX trades into 2020. The environment is going to become increasingly difficult as investors position around US election risks, my 2020 FX outlook reports along with other strategy research in the coming weeks. 2020 is setting up for fireworks on the FX board with expectations and valuations starting to diverge and with late cycle concerns creeping back in through the back door to put the cherry on top. For those interested can send a PM on Tradingview.